MEKONG DELTA 2D1N TO VINH LONG – CAN THO

8:00 Pick up at your hotel and transfer to Cai Be boat station in Vinh Long city (about 10:00 AM). Greet and welcome you for embarking the boat.

Arrive in Cai Be, start the Mekong boat trip from there. Discover the village, house on stilts. 

• Continue cruising and visit a local workshop, where you can see things such as the coconut candy production process, pop rice, rice wine, snake wine, and more.  
• Enjoy free samples of local delicacies and learn about the daily activities of the local Mekong people. Experience rowing a sampan (with the locals) along a small canal on Tan Phong Islet. Explore deeper into the countryside through smaller canals and enjoy the peaceful time under the shade of mangrove trees. Stop at a local garden to savor some fresh fruits with hot tea while listening to the traditional music.

• Start the biking trip on village paths to see the local daily life: orchard, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses… On the way, we can make some stops to see how they wave the dried water-hyacinth to make many products: baskets, bags, hats, wallets, shoes, etc. 

11:30 Back to our boat to go across one of the longest rivers in the world, Mekong River, to come to An Bình Island. 

Travel along the handmade canal to Ut Trinh home.  Enjoy an optional lunch at this traditional house.

13:30 After lunch, you can walk in the local village to visit the local workshop to see how to make rice paper, coconut candy, pop-rice… Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea.

Take a boat ride along the mighty Mekong river to Vinh Long and Discover Vinh Long pottery kilns – the amazing traditional brick kiln and pottery. Where you can see how the local people create beautiful pottery from clay.

End the boat tour in Vinh Long & take the car to the hotel in Can Tho City.

Check-in at the hotel in Can Tho and rest freely.

Free time to explore the night market and more activities you like in Can Tho city. Overnight in Can Tho.

7:00 Breakfast and Check out the hotel.

8:00 Transfer to to the boat wharf, board a boat to visit the best of Can Tho:

• The Cai Rang floating market, the largest and most vibrant wholesale floating market in the Mekong Delta. Enjoy some traditional dishes on the boat and try some of the fantastic noodles, one-of-a-kind local cuisine, and fresh tropical fruits. Get a closer look at life on a boat and witness the colorful and lively scenes of trading and bargaining (the meals on boat are not included).

• The local noodle factory (family business) to see how to make rice noodles in the traditional way demonstrated step by step. Then, Enjoy a special crispy “noodle pizza”.
• Visit The Binh Thuy ancient house. This house has a nice blend of Asian and Western architectural styles to reflect Mekong’s life.\
• Visit Son Islet in Can Tho. You can visit almost any local’s house to experience the activities and lifestyle here. Take a leisurely walk on the village paths, visit local people’s home, orchard gardens and enjoy seasonal fruits.

12:00 Rests and enjoy your lunch with typical cuisine of the Mekong Delta.

15:00 Return to the mainland, back to Ho Chi Minh City. End the tour at your hotel.